High-tech fixes for the food system could have unintended consequences
Protein derived from organic waste to feed livestock could decrease demand for soybean meal. This could lead to less deforestation caused by soy farming....
EU leaders agree to reduce emissions after all-night talks
European Union leaders reached a hard-fought deal Friday to cut the bloc's net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by the end of...
Paris Agreement: five years on, it’s time to fix carbon trading
With the election of Joe Biden, the US is set to rejoin the Paris Agreement. The country's commitment, made in 2015, to restrain temperature...
Green hydrogen: A fuel bursting with climate-saving potential
In the battle against climate change, green hydrogen is being hailed as a potential miracle fuel that could help the world's worst-polluting industries slash...
Facing criticism, Macron defends his climate policies
Last June, French President Emmanuel Macron promised €15 billion in new funding to speed up the move to a greener economy and said he...
Mass incarceration results in significant increases in industrial emissions, study finds
Mass incarceration is as much an environmental problem as it is a social one, according to a new Portland State University study that finds...
2020 set to be one of three hottest years on record despite La Niña’s...
Record wildfires. A deadly hurricane season. Arctic sea ice at its lowest ever. Drought. Floods. Heatwaves.
The World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) annual climate report, released...
Amazon deforestation surges to 12-year high under Bolsonaro
A vast expanse of Amazon rainforest seven times larger than Greater London was destroyed over the last year as deforestation surged to a 12-year high under...
Third bear killed in the Pyrenees in 2020, angering activists
Spanish authorities have confirmed that a wild bear has been killed in the Pyrenees mountains, the third animal to die in 2020.
"Sarousse the bear...
UK’s sole hydrogen car maker bets on green revolution
Hydrogen-powered car manufacturer Riversimple is hoping to steal a march on competitors ahead of Britain's promised "green revolution" that would see petrol-powered cars banned...
